Leaf of a missal

F-r74d

Montreal, McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections, MS Medieval 0176

General Information

Title Leaf of a gradual
Shelfmarks MS Medieval 0176
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Germany
Date of Origin Late 12 or early 13th century
Script, Hands

Transitional praegothica hand. Music text scribe has some carolingian aspects. 

Original Condition

Page Height at least 296 mm
Page Width at least 130 mm
Height of Written Area at least 275 mm
Width of Written Area at least 92 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 35 – 36
Numbering

Penciled 36 in contemporary hand 

More about the Condition

36 lines on recto and 35 on verso, from which thirteen, on recto, and seven, on verso, contain musical notation

Current Condition

Dimensions 296 x 130 mm
More about the Current Condition

Was used in a binding. Left-hand margin has been trimmed significantly effacing text and music. A "narrow rectangular hole" has been cut in the top edge. 

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

From McGill description: "single line and two-line initials in red"

  • Musical Notation

    German unhightened neumes.